Shannon Thyne, MD, is a Vice-Chair in the Department of Pediatrics, Chief of Pediatrics at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, and Director of Pediatrics for the LA County Department of Health Services. She is a board-certified pediatrician with leadership experience in clinical operations, medical education, and clinical care for children and youth in the safety net.
Her clinical and academic areas of focus include asthma, foster care, childhood adversity/resilience, and behavioral health. She recently partnered with the State's Department of Healthcare Services and the Office of the Surgeon General to address childhood adversity as Co-PI of the UCLA/UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN). Dr. Thyne earned a B.A. in Psychology from Yale College and an M.D. from Brown University. She completed her residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and served as a Pediatric Chief Resident at San Francisco General Hospital.